Ice cream sandwich package



NOV. 29, 1955 J; A, E

' ICE CREAM SANDWICH PACKAGE Filed Aug. 2'7 1952 wa dflllllllfi INVENTOR James JZpu/v a MQ M ATTORNEYS United States Patent ICE CREAMSANDWICH PACKAGE James A. Duke, Atlanta, Ga., .assignor to Rite PackCompany, East Point, Ga.

This invention relates to a package for holding ice cream sandwiches.

An object of this invention is to provide a package or container for icecream sandwiches which will not only facilitate the packing of the icecream, but will also form a holder for use in eating of the sandwich.

Another object of this invention is to provide a package or containerwhich may be formed from a blank sheet.

A further object of this invention is to provide a package or containerwhich is so constructed and arranged that the wafers will be heldagainst the inner faces of the side walls before the ice cream isinserted, and the holding means for the wafers will be forced outwardlyby the ice cream as the latter is packed in the container.

A further object of this invention is to provide a container wherein theend walls have struck therefrom Wafer holders which are initially bentinwardly to wafer holding position and are adapted upon filling thecontainer with ice cream to be forced outwardly by pressure of the icecream so as to thereby close the openings in the end walls.

With the above and other objects in view, my invention consists in thearrangement, combination and details of construction disclosed in thedrawing and specification, and then more particularly pointed out in theappended claims.

In the drawing:

Figure l is a front elevation of a container for an ice cream sandwichconstructed according to an embodiment of this invention.

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the device.

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken substantially on the line 3-3 ofFigure 2 showing the container with the wafers in position for receivingthe ice cream therebetween.

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken on the line 44 of Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a plan view of the blank container.

Referring to the drawing, the numerals and 11 designate front and rearwalls of a cardboard or fibrous container constructed according to anembodiment of this invention. The front wall 10 has formed integraltherewith a bottom wall 12, which in the closed position of thecontainer is adapted to extend between the front and rear walls 10 and11, as shown in Figures 2 and 3.

A pair of side walls 13 and 14 are formed integral with the front andrear walls 10 and 11, respectively, and a closure or top wall 15 isformed integral with the side wall 13 and in the closed position ofclosure or top wall 15, the latter is disposed in the position shown inFigures 3 and 4.

The lower ends of the side walls 13 and 14 have extending inwardlytherefrom bottom flaps 16 and 17, respectively, which overlie the upperside of the bottom wall 12. The bottom wall 12 is formed with a flap 18which is insertable between rear wall 11 and a wafer 19.

In order to provide a means whereby a pair of wafers 19 and 20 may beinitially supported in face abutting and substantially contactingrelation with the walls 11 and 10, respectively, the side walls 13 and14 have struck therefrom a pair of'flaps 21 and 22, respectively. Theseflaps 21 and 22 are initially adapted to be pressed inwardly when thecontainer is empty to the position shown in Figure 3, and the wafers 19and 20 are then inserted :between the flaps 21 and 22 so that the outeredges of the flaps 21 and 22 will hold the wafers in upright parallelposition. At the time the container is to be filled, closure or top wall15 is raised upwardly to a substantially vertical position'and after thewafers 19 and 20 are inserted in proper position, the partly frozen icecream is pressed between the wafers 19 and 20. The filling of the spacebetween the wafers 19 and 20 will cause the flaps 21 and 22 to swingdownwardly and outwardly to a position substantially coplanar with thewalls or sides 13 and 14.

In order to provide a means whereby the ice cream with the wafers 19 and20 may be readily consumed, side wall 13 is provided with a downwardlyinclined score or perforation 23 extending from the upper edge thereof,and the score 23 connects with an angled score 24 which is formed in thefront wall 10. The angled perforation or score 24 also connects with ahorizontal perforation or score 25 formed in the front wall 10 andperforation 25 connects with a horizontal perforation 26 formed in sidewall 14. Horizontal perforation 26 in side wall 14 connects with ahorizontal perforation 27 formed in rear wall 11. Side wall 13, as shownin Figure 5, is formed with a vertical flap 28 which is adapted to bebent inwardly to be disposed in contacting relation with rear Wall 11,and flap 28 is adapted to be adhesively secured to the inner side ofrear wall 11. Flap 28 is formed with a horizontal perforation 29, whichis in alignment with perforation 27 and a score or perforation line 30is formed in side wall 13. Perforation 30 is disposed in alignment withperforation 25 which, as shown in Figure 5, extends entirely acrossfront wall 10. In the tearing of the container along the score lineshereinbefore set forth, the closure 15 is raised upwardly and is thenslightly twisted so as to begin the tearing of the container along thescore line or perforation 23. The container is then separated as to theupper separable portion which, as shown in Figure 5, is the largerportion of the container. The tearing of the upper portion of thecontainer will expose the wafers 19 and 20, with the ice cream betweenthe wafers being exposed at the opposite vertical edges of the wafers.

The lower portion of the container, indicated generally by the numeral31, forms a holder for the sandwich as the latter is being consumed sothat the sandwich can be readily consumed without losing any of the icecream. After the container has been filled with ice cream, the topclosure 15 may be swung downwardly so that the closure 15 will adhere tothe cream as the latter is being frozen solid between the wafers 19 and20. Preferably during the filling of the container or package, thecontainer is disposed in a mold or receptacle having a size to readilyreceive the container.

The container hereinbefore described will provide an improved meanswhereby an ice cream sandwich can be easily and quickly formed and willeliminate the use of holders or separators for the wafers during thefilling operation.

I do not mean to confine myself to the exact details of constructionherein disclosed, but claim all variations falling within the purview ofthe appended claim.

What is claimed is:

A combination mold and container for an ice cream sandwich of the typehaving a body of ice cream interposed between a pair of wafers,comprising a pair of spaced apart side walls, opposite end walls, abottom wall hingedly secured to one of said side walls, a tongue 3formed on the free end of said bottom wall, and a top wall hingedlysecured to one of said end walls, each end wall having a flap strucktherefrom approximately equidistant from the top and bottom edgesthereof, said flap being connected at its upper horizontal edge withsaid end wall and each flap being initially bendable inwardly to a waferholding position, the opposite vertical edges of each flap being spacedfrom said side walls whereby a pair of wafers may be inserted betweensaid flaps and said side walls, said flaps, upon filling of the spacebetween the wafers with partially frozen ice cream, swinging outwardlyto alignment with said end walls, said side and said end walls havingaligned horizontal perforations with the perforations on said end wallsextending to each side edge of said struck out flap, one side wall andone end 15 wall having an inclined perforation connecting with saidhorizontal perforations, whereby the container may be divided and anupper portion torn from a lower portion.

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FOREIGN PATENTS 483,670 Canada June 3, 1952

